About this river
Chulitna River is a 22.2 mile river near Talkeetna River Guides in Alaska. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chulitna R near Talkeetna AK (site 15292400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1958 to 2016
Chulitna River typically runs highest in July, at a median 25,300 cfs, and lowest in March, at 1,000 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 73,000 cfs, in 1967.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,400 | 1,200 to 1,600 | |
| February | 1,150 | 1,000 to 1,320 | |
| March | 1,000 | 900 to 1,200 | |
| April | 1,085 | 970 to 1,350 | |
| May | 8,290 | 5,060 to 12,600 | |
| June | 21,350 | 18,300 to 25,050 | |
| July | 25,300 | 22,100 to 29,800 | |
| August | 21,200 | 19,000 to 25,900 | |
| September | 11,350 | 9,035 to 15,250 | |
| October | 4,850 | 3,800 to 6,060 | |
| November | 2,100 | 1,750 to 2,645 | |
| December | 1,500 | 1,350 to 1,800 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 24 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chulitna R near Talkeetna AK (site 15292400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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